HWess 🇨🇦
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HWess 🇨🇦
@hwess.bsky.social
· Mar 5
In cutthroat cultures, people kiss up and kick down. They protect themselves by currying favor with people in power and exploiting those without it.
In supportive cultures, people speak up and shield down. They protect others who lack power by raising problems to those who have it.
In supportive cultures, people speak up and shield down. They protect others who lack power by raising problems to those who have it.
I am infinitely grateful for my ancestors having survived the journey across the Atlantic in the 1800s to live in Canada so that I could spend now 45 years living in a supportive culture. We have our challenges (MMIW and TRC for one) but we are permitted to speak truth to power 🇨🇦
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Just visited the CDC on line data source this morning, it was down last night. Trump's censors have ended the available data at 2016, data through 2023 was yesterday. I have previously downloaded some of the later data and will be posting some comparisons. 🧪💡☠️ #Sociology #Population #News #Think
October 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Just visited the CDC on line data source this morning, it was down last night. Trump's censors have ended the available data at 2016, data through 2023 was yesterday. I have previously downloaded some of the later data and will be posting some comparisons. 🧪💡☠️ #Sociology #Population #News #Think
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September 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
www.scientificamerican.com/article/ozon...
I grew up listening to the dangers of CFCs and the need to take care of the only home we have. As an adult I heard Tim Harford's Cautionary Tale "The Inventor Who Almost Ended the World" We need to celebrate innovation and pursue positive climate impacts.
I grew up listening to the dangers of CFCs and the need to take care of the only home we have. As an adult I heard Tim Harford's Cautionary Tale "The Inventor Who Almost Ended the World" We need to celebrate innovation and pursue positive climate impacts.
September 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
www.scientificamerican.com/article/ozon...
I grew up listening to the dangers of CFCs and the need to take care of the only home we have. As an adult I heard Tim Harford's Cautionary Tale "The Inventor Who Almost Ended the World" We need to celebrate innovation and pursue positive climate impacts.
I grew up listening to the dangers of CFCs and the need to take care of the only home we have. As an adult I heard Tim Harford's Cautionary Tale "The Inventor Who Almost Ended the World" We need to celebrate innovation and pursue positive climate impacts.
The headline is interesting given that the initial project prototype was deployed in Fall 2024 in Arizona "for the Pima and Maricopa tribes, known together as the Gila River Indian Community, on their reservation near Phoenix." 🤨
Given the Benefits of This California Solar Project, It’s Amazing How Rare It Is #cawater www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Given the benefits of this California solar project, It's amazing how rare it is
Putting panels over canals could power millions of homes and saves billions of gallons of water—all with minimal community opposition.
www.motherjones.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The headline is interesting given that the initial project prototype was deployed in Fall 2024 in Arizona "for the Pima and Maricopa tribes, known together as the Gila River Indian Community, on their reservation near Phoenix." 🤨
In reading this I see in my mind's eye the maternal mortality rate graph compiled for Texas. While not as high as 50% it's trending upwards, without living in a country of the same internal turmoil that Afghanistan women face. The trends in these outcomes are directly related to policy choices.
September 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
In reading this I see in my mind's eye the maternal mortality rate graph compiled for Texas. While not as high as 50% it's trending upwards, without living in a country of the same internal turmoil that Afghanistan women face. The trends in these outcomes are directly related to policy choices.
I wasn't sure when the last politically motivated shooting happened in Canada. A quick search brought up this article from July 2024, which states the last fatal shooting was in 2014 with an attempt at armed confrontation stopped in 2020.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada reflects on its history of political violence in wake of attack on Trump | CBC News
As an apparent attempt to assassinate former U.S. president Donald Trump drives another anxious debate about the history of political violence in the United States, Canadian politicians are also copin...
www.cbc.ca
September 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I wasn't sure when the last politically motivated shooting happened in Canada. A quick search brought up this article from July 2024, which states the last fatal shooting was in 2014 with an attempt at armed confrontation stopped in 2020.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
After 20 years in healthcare for the first time (while looking at informational sources for developing a public educational infographic) I questioned the validity of published CDC web content - questioned enough to not include any CDC information in my own Canadian context public health creation.
September 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
After 20 years in healthcare for the first time (while looking at informational sources for developing a public educational infographic) I questioned the validity of published CDC web content - questioned enough to not include any CDC information in my own Canadian context public health creation.
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I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.
September 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.
So many changes taking place
September 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So many changes taking place
The birds can always tell first, when the seasons are changing 🐦
August 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The birds can always tell first, when the seasons are changing 🐦
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Thanks to the generosity of our little community, planning for the Canadian Peace Museum has began.
www.mybancroftnow.com/70749/news/c...
www.mybancroftnow.com/70749/news/c...
Design of Canadian Peace Museum underway in Bancroft - My Bancroft Now
Hugh Spencer, James Jensen and Diane Oliver-Jensen of the Museum Planners Group recently spent two days at the museum building on Valleyview Drive.
www.mybancroftnow.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Thanks to the generosity of our little community, planning for the Canadian Peace Museum has began.
www.mybancroftnow.com/70749/news/c...
www.mybancroftnow.com/70749/news/c...
Fascinating - illustrating the importance of being caretakers of the land 🌱
Indigenous hydrogeology for the win!
And historians for discovering that early (and lost) technology.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
And historians for discovering that early (and lost) technology.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town
When historian Galo Ramón uncovered a long-forgotten pre-Incan water system in Ecuador, he set about restoring it, and helped transform the landscape and livelihoods
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Fascinating - illustrating the importance of being caretakers of the land 🌱
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When signing up, be sure to choose the “Audit” option for the free class. You won’t get credit, but you’ll learn so many cool things about our government! Think of it as a history and civics redo. 👍
Hey, got some free cycles this summer? Did you know Harvard offers FREE online courses in the U.S. Constitution, Public policy, Civic Engagement in Constitutional Democracy and more? Share widely and get smarter this summer.
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pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Government | Harvard University
Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
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May 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
When signing up, be sure to choose the “Audit” option for the free class. You won’t get credit, but you’ll learn so many cool things about our government! Think of it as a history and civics redo. 👍
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I appreciate the significance behind #KingCharlesIII timely visit and willingness to deliver the #SpeechfromtheThrone to open #Parliament in #Canada. Politics and the Monarchy are kept at arms length. But this signal is an important gesture to aid Canada. #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...
Why King Charles's upcoming visit to Canada is unprecedented in many ways | CBC News
King Charles has been to Canada 19 times, but his first visit as monarch later this month to read the speech from the throne will be an unprecedented outing on multiple fronts.
www.cbc.ca
May 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I appreciate the significance behind #KingCharlesIII timely visit and willingness to deliver the #SpeechfromtheThrone to open #Parliament in #Canada. Politics and the Monarchy are kept at arms length. But this signal is an important gesture to aid Canada. #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...
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"Exports to the US (-6.6%) were down significantly, but this decrease was almost entirely offset by a strong increase in export to other countries (+24.8%) StatCan
We have friends, Trump does not.
We have friends, Trump does not.
May 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"Exports to the US (-6.6%) were down significantly, but this decrease was almost entirely offset by a strong increase in export to other countries (+24.8%) StatCan
We have friends, Trump does not.
We have friends, Trump does not.
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There is no aborted fetus debris in the MMR vaccine, or in any vaccine at all.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
May 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
There is no aborted fetus debris in the MMR vaccine, or in any vaccine at all.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.
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Americans! Confused about how Canada's federal election is turning out? Wondering how it actually works up here?
Grab your double-double, let's dive in.🧵
Grab your double-double, let's dive in.🧵
April 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
April 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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RFK Jr. is very loud and very WRONG about Autism.
1. It’s not a disease
2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life.
1. It’s not a disease
2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life.
April 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
RFK Jr. is very loud and very WRONG about Autism.
1. It’s not a disease
2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life.
1. It’s not a disease
2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life.
